Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

उमादेवीं ततो गच्छेत्सोमेश्वरसमीपतः । द्वितीयां तु ततो गच्छेद्दैत्यसूदनसन्निधौ

Transliteration

umādevīṃ tato gacchetsomeśvarasamīpataḥ | dvitīyāṃ tu tato gaccheddaityasūdanasannidhau

Translation

Dann gehe man zum Heiligtum der Umādevī nahe bei Someśvara; danach zum zweiten heiligen Ort, in der Gegenwart von Daityasūdana.

Word by Word

• umādevīm: Umā Devī
• umādevīm: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā + devī (प्रातिपदिक; उमा-देवी-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object of going)

• tataḥ: then/from there
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: from there/then)

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• someśvarasamīpataḥ: from near Someśvara
• someśvarasamīpataḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: someśvara + samīpa + tas (प्रातिपदिक + तसिल्; सोमेश्वर- + समीप-)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त adverbial ablative: “from near Someśvara”)

• dvitīyām: the second (one)
• dvitīyām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक; ordinal)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying an implied devī/śakti/arcā)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: contrast/emphasis)

• tataḥ: then/from there
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• daityasūdanasannidhau: in the presence/near Daityasūdana
• daityasūdanasannidhau: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya-sūdana + sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक; दैत्यसूदन- + सन्निधि-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे (at the vicinity/presence)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (pilgrimage itinerary within the Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Umādevī-sannidhi; Daityasūdana-sannidhi (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim exits Someshvara’s vicinity and walks to Umādevī’s shrine, then continues to Daityasūdana’s presence; the path is shown as a sacred circuit with temple markers and offerings in hand.

Characters & Entities

• Umādevī
• Someśvara
• Daityasūdana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is undertaken step-by-step, honoring multiple manifestations of the Divine across closely linked sacred sites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra—specifically the vicinity of Someśvara, with connected shrines of Umādevī and Daityasūdana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prescribed sequence of visitation (darśana) to Umādevī near Someśvara, then onward to Daityasūdana’s vicinity.